An original engraving from "The Illustrated London News" that has been hand coloured. Watercolour paint (a small amount of ink may also have been used) was applied with a brush by J. Tenpismire in his studio. The date of the published engraving is 1865. The image shows a tube arriving at the Holborn End. The page size is approx. 8 x 11 inches and scanned at 300 dpi. Noted from Wikipeadia...The Opening Day Spectacle: On October 10, 1865, the grand inauguration was marked by a highly unconventional PR stunt. The chairman (the Duke of Buckingham) and several company directors were loaded into a capsule and bodily blown through the tube from Holborn to Euston—completing the journey in just five minutes

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1/You will receive your digital zip file after you have completed your purchase.  Watermarks will not appear on your downloadable purchase.

2/ This is a one-person use image. You may not resell this image or use POD on another site. You are not allowed to upload this image to a stock image website. If you wish to obtain a commercial license to sell multiple copies (more than 50 per year), please contact me. 

3/The colour of the image on your computer may slightly differ from the original. Any tears have been fixed with archival tape and do not impact the framing of the image, unless noted in the description. Please note the condition from the scans.

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